David Hackworth, war hero, author, and columnist is dead at the age of 74 after a battle with bladder cancer. Hackworth enlisted in the army at the age of 15 in 1946 and rose through the ranks to full colonel in Vietnam where he was highly decorated, earning roughly 80 medals.
In his later years he had become an outspoken critic of the Bush administration's conduct of the war in Iraq.
More details of his life can be found at the link.